Title 42The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§4742 Admission to Federal employee training programs

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 62— - INTERGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - TRAINING AND DEVELOPING STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES › § 4742

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Federal agencies may admit state and local employees to federal staff training under conditions set by the agency head. Agencies can waive some or all fees, which must go to the training fund. The Office may use chapter funds to pay initial extra costs and reimburse other agencies.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §4742

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(a)In accordance with such conditions as may be prescribed by the head of the Federal agency concerned, a Federal agency may admit State and local government employees and officials to agency training programs established for Federal professional, administrative, or technical personnel.
(b)Federal agencies may waive, in whole or in part, payments from, or on behalf of, State and local governments for the costs of training provided under this section. Payments received by the Federal agency concerned for training under this section shall be credited to the appropriation or fund used for paying the training costs.
(c)The Office may use appropriations authorized by this chapter to pay the initial additional developmental or overhead costs that are incurred by reason of admittance of State and local government employees to Federal training courses and to reimburse other Federal agencies for such costs.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (c), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 91–648, Jan. 5, 1971, 84 Stat. 1909, known as the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970, which enacted this chapter and sections 3371 to 3376 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, amended section 246(f) of this title, section 1304 of Title 5, repealed sections 1881 to 1888 of Title 7, Agriculture, and section 869b of Title 20, Education, and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 3371 of Title 5. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out section 4701 of this title and Tables.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

“Office”, meaning Office of Personnel Management, substituted for “Commission”, meaning Civil Service Commission, in subsec. (c) pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1978, § 102, 43 F.R. 36037, 92 Stat. 3783, set out under section 1101 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, which transferred functions vested by statute in Civil Service Commission and Chairman thereof to Director of Office of Personnel Management (except as otherwise specified), effective Jan. 1, 1979, as provided by section 1–102 of Ex. Ord. No. 12107, Dec. 28, 1978, 44 F.R. 1055, set out under section 1101 of Title 5.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 4742

Title 42The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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